Newspaper article, “Taking the tacky out of Tiki (drinks)” - Tiki Drinks and Food

T TikiTomD Grand Member (6 years) Flagler Beach, FL Joined: Sep 20, 2009 Posts: 700	T TikiTomD Posted posted on Sun, Sep 8, 2013 9:06 AM Good question, Sven, on the article’s opening Tiki image… there are certainly mixed elements there: a tie and vest with formally folded hanky in the vest pocket versus rolled up jeans, leather shoes versus candy-striped socks, sartorially formal glasses versus sport hat and beard… the resulting mix suggests tacky, but maybe this is what you get when you cross Tiki with pretentiousness, something more tacky than Tiki alone. There was one comment to the article by an individual who clearly isn’t a nuanced drinker, beyond the choice of a lager or stout… This article has more b.s. in it than a Texas cattle ranch. My favorite: One guy says creating one of these drinks is like creating "an epic poem." -Tom

Good question, Sven, on the article’s opening Tiki image… there are certainly mixed elements there: a tie and vest with formally folded hanky in the vest pocket versus rolled up jeans, leather shoes versus candy-striped socks, sartorially formal glasses versus sport hat and beard… the resulting mix suggests tacky, but maybe this is what you get when you cross Tiki with pretentiousness, something more tacky than Tiki alone.

There was one comment to the article by an individual who clearly isn’t a nuanced drinker, beyond the choice of a lager or stout…

This article has more b.s. in it than a Texas cattle ranch. My favorite: One guy says creating one of these drinks is like creating "an epic poem."

-Tom

Post #692850 by TikiTomD on Sun, Sep 8, 2013 9:06 AM